MORGANTOWN – The Senate Government Organization Committee took a swipe at ranked-choice voting on Thursday, advancing a bill to prohibit the practice in local government elections. SB […]
Elections
House adopts two resolutions condemning, prohibiting euthanasia
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates held an extended debate on the topic of euthanasia on Thursday, advancing two resolutions on the topic. Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, […]
Senate Judiciary OKs House resolution to forbid non-citizen voting in the state
MORGANTOWN – A House resolution for a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting non-citizen voting in local elections took another step forward on Wednesday, with Senate Judiciary approving an […]
House committee advances bill to change city election dates, another to forbid hotel/motel voucher programs for the homeless
MORGANTOWN — The House Political Subdivisions Committee is once again trying to line up local elections with statewide election dates. The committee also advanced a bill to […]
Senate Judiciary approves three voting-related bills
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday advanced three voting-related bills to the full Senate. Two deal with purging inactive voters or voters who’ve moved away […]
House, Senate move measures dealing with voting and students
MORGANTOWN – A voting measure and a handful of bills dealing with students and students’ healthcare cleared the House and Senate on Tuesday. HJR 21 proposes a […]
House passes elections, vehicle ‘ban-bans’ bills with Democratic opposition
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed two elections bills and a car-ban bill on Tuesday – two with Democratic opposition and one with bipartisan opposition. HB […]
Candidate filings for Thursday, Jan, 25
These statewide and area state office candidates filed with the secretary of state on Thursday, Jan. 25. The notation (I) indicates incumbent. Governor Kevin “KC” Christian, Chloe, […]
Absentee ballot bill gives House Judiciary some headaches, gets sent back for more work
MORGANTOWN — A bill aimed at preventing abuse of absentee ballots is giving the House Judiciary Committee some mild headaches. A revised version of the bill designed […]
Candidate filings for Wednesday, Jan. 24
These statewide and area state office candidates filed with the secretary of state on Wednesday, Jan. 24. The notation (I) indicates incumbent. U.S. Senate Bryan Bird, Beckley, […]
